Is This Proof Olena Won't Win 'The Bachelor'?

29/08/2016 3:10:47 PM

Plus the other rumours.

Given the amount of interest a show like The Bachelor generates, it’s normal for each season to have its own round of rumours. Who’s won? Who’s walked out? Who’s an actress stirring trouble? These are just some of the things that have been speculated about on the past and current seasons. We’re almost at the end of Richie Strahan’s journey to love now, so we’ve rounded up the biggest headlines.

Olena won’t be the winner: Olena Khamula made it to Richie’s top three, but many believe that’s as far as she’ll go based on a couple of things. First, she did an interview with the Daily Telegraph in which she said, “I am going to finally reveal how I feel, how I felt and it is going to be time to move on. I’ve been learning a lot about myself. Opening myself up to someone, talking about feelings and emotions and how I feel about someone, I really struggled with that before I went into the [Bachelor] house so that is something that I’ve been using since I came out of the house. I’ve been throwing out feelings to everyone.” Does that sound like something the winner would say? Not exactly. The other clue is from her Instagram—over the weekend Olena posted a photo of her attending a Fashion Aid event with her Bachelor “bestie” Steph Dixon; commenters speculated this means she hasn’t won as it’s uncommon for the winner to hang out with eliminated contestants, especially so close to the finale.

Richie picked Alex but regrets it, wishes he’d chosen Nikki: In their latest issue, New Idea claims Richie chose Alex as the winner, but regrets his decision and wishes he had chosen Nikki. The magazine also had photos of the top three—Nikki, Alex and Olena—departing their respective airports for Bali, which the final two episodes were filmed. Network Ten put out a statement against these reports, with a spokeswoman saying, “New Idea has consistently produced misleading, unsubstantiated and mischievous articles about The Bachelor Australia this year. This latest ‘report’ is no different.”

Megan and Tiffany are now in a relationship: After a slew of racy Instagram photos, the blonde babes have all but explicitly confirmed they are in a relationship with each other. The captions that accompany their photos of each other are very affectionate, and Megan told OK! Magazine, “I think you can probably tell from the pictures that have been posted that we don’t have the most conventional relationship. Tiff is a beautiful woman and we’re very close. Sometimes you just meet people who you have a strong connection with and I guess that started in the house and never finished.” She added, “I think that when it comes to attraction, for me, it’s usually a connection of minds and humour before anything else, and I’m traditionally attracted to men but I don’t rule anything out... I would say that Tiff’s in the same boat.”

Richie has already married the winner, or is at least engaged: The Daily Mail reported Richie has married the show’s winner in a “secret beachside ceremony in Bali.” If he hasn’t tied the knot, there’s speculation the handsome rope technician has at least proposed. The clues? In one of her post-Bachelor walkout interviews, Megan Marx was asked if she would be catching up with Richie. “I would say no. I am sure his girlfriend or fiancée, who knows, would not be happy with that,” she told Fairfax Media. Similarly, eliminated artist Georgia Tripos, who is now in a relationship after being sent home by Richie, has said, “I can’t wait for him and his fiancée and me and my new boyfriend to go and have drinks together.” Interesting.

Richie tried to convince Megan to return after she walked out: According to NW magazine, Richie was distraught when Megan declined his rose and left the show on her own terms. Apparently he worked hard to convince her to return, but she had made up her mind.

Nikki Gogan is the winner: There is a lot of support for the theory that Nikki, a beautiful, blonde real estate agent from Richie’s home state of Western Australia, is the woman who wins his heart.

A bachelorette had an affair with someone from the crew:OK! magazine ran a controversial cover that suggested either Megan Marx, Kirralee “Kiki” Morris or Keira Maguire had had an affair with a member of The Bachelor’s production crew. The magazine has since issued an apology for insinuating that it was one of the three girls featured on the cover.